Tragedy occurred on Saturday, 17 January, 2026 as a 35-year-old woman and her six children were murdered at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State, reports thegazellenews.com.
The Kano State Police Command, which confirmed the sad development, said the victims, identified as Fatima Abubakar and her children, were attacked at their residence by unknown hoodlums who reportedly broke into the house and inflicted fatal injuries using dangerous weapons on them.
The Kano State Police Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the violent killings through a statement issued on Saturday, 17 January, 2026, said the command received a distress call at about 12:10 pm on Saturday, 17 January, 2026, reporting the attack on the household of one Haruna Bashir.
According to Kiyawa, the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, immediately mobilised a team of officers to the scene, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Lawal Mani.
The state police image-maker, the victims were evacuated to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, where medical personnel confirmed them dead.
“The bodies were rushed to the hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival,” Kiyawa said, just as he also added that the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, ACP Wada Jarma, had been directed to lead a thorough investigation to identify and arrest those responsible for the attack.
In the statement, the command expressed condolences to the bereaved family, residents of Dorayi Chiranchi and the people of Kano State, assuring that efforts were underway to bring the perpetrators to justice.
